Methodologies for reporting financial information by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention

The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at its 40th session, initiated its discussion on
methodologies for the reporting of financial information, taking into account existing international methodologies
and based on the experience gained in preparing the first biennial reports from developed country Parties, in
accordance with decision 2/CP.17, paragraph
19.

By decision 11/CP.20, the mandate
given to the SBSTA to develop methodologies for reporting financial information was extended by one year, with a view
to recommending a decision to COP 21.

The Standing Committee on Finance, in accordance with the same decision, included its recommendations on the
methodologies for the reporting of financial information in Annex VI of its annual report to COP
21, taking into consideration the outcomes of the joint in-session technical workshop (see below).

The SBSTA completed its mandate at its 43rd session. The COP, on a recommendation by the SBSTA, adopted decision 9/CP.21, which includes
inter alia:

Adjustments in the reporting parameters in tables 7, 7(a) and 7(b) of the common tabular format

Request to the secretariat to revise the electronic reporting application for a common tabular format and to
explore ways of creating links to other reporting software and platforms to facilitate the importation and
exportation of activity-level data

Request to the secretariat to improve the software of the biennial report data interface to allow for search
functions on the UNFCCC website to collect information per key category in tables 7, 7(a) and 7(b) of the common
tabular format.

Request to the secretariat to update UNFCCC national focal points when the information on climate finance
directed to recipient countries as reported under the Convention is made available.

In-session Workshop on Methodologies for
Reporting Financial Information by Parties included in Annex I
Bonn, Germany, 6 June 2015

The Conference of the Parties, by decision 11/CP.20, requested the secretariat to organize a joint
in-session technical workshop in conjunction with the forty-second session of the subsidiary bodies under
the auspices of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF), the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). The aim of this workshop was
to inform the work of SBSTA, as referred to in decision 2/CP.17, paragraph 19.

Submissions from Parties and observer organizations referred to in decision 11/CP.20, paragraph
2.
Views on methodologies for the reporting of financial information referred to in decision 2/CP.17, paragraph
19. FCCC/SBSTA/2015/MISC.3
and Add.1

Technical paper prepared by the secretariat in accordance with decision 11/CP.20, paragraph 3.
Existing international methodologies for the reporting of financial information. FCCC/TP/2015/2